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29-04-2004, 00:17

When I had ntl installed I kept my Freeserve e-mail account.

Since 9 April all mail coming through that account has had *** SPAM *** prefixed to the subject title. It was only today that wanadoo (formally Freeserve) sent me an e-mail proclaiming that they are now automatically filtering our e-mails for spam.

Unfortunately, the filter cannot be turned off. You can only decide whether to allow the "spam" to be downloaded to your inbox with the *** SPAM *** prefix, or set it to automatically delete them.

The trouble is, the e-mails I received were legitimate. They were from 192.com, Maplin electronics & DREAMdirect. Ironically, in over 3 years of being with Freeserve, I haven't received 1 spam e-mail anyway.

I dont know what criteria Freeserve use to filter the e-mails, but I hope ntl dont use the same method.

29-04-2004, 00:17	#43
XFS03 Guest Location: East London (ex-C&W) Services: XL broadband ntl250 modem Posts: n/a	Re: [merged] NTL Spam Filtering When I had ntl installed I kept my Freeserve e-mail account. Since 9 April all mail coming through that account has had * SPAM * prefixed to the subject title. It was only today that wanadoo (formally Freeserve) sent me an e-mail proclaiming that they are now automatically filtering our e-mails for spam. Unfortunately, the filter cannot be turned off. You can only decide whether to allow the "spam" to be downloaded to your inbox with the * SPAM * prefix, or set it to automatically delete them. The trouble is, the e-mails I received were legitimate. They were from 192.com, Maplin electronics & DREAMdirect. Ironically, in over 3 years of being with Freeserve, I haven't received 1 spam e-mail anyway. I dont know what criteria Freeserve use to filter the e-mails, but I hope ntl dont use the same method.